{"product_id":"2026200012992-secondhand-superman-from-the-thirties-to-the-seventies","title":"Superman: From The Thirties To The Seventies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew icons in American popular culture have endured with the power and mythology of the Man of Steel, and Superman: From the Thirties to the Seventies presents the most comprehensive anthology of the character's golden and silver age adventures ever assembled in a single volume. This landmark collection chronicles Superman's journey from his debut in the pages of Action Comics in 1938 through four decades of storytelling, gathering the most significant and beloved stories that defined the Last Son of Krypton — his battles with Lex Luthor, his life as Clark Kent, and the ever-expanding universe of Metropolis, Krypton, and beyond.\n\nWith an authoritative introduction by E. Nelson Bridwell, editor at National Periodical Comics and one of the foremost Superman scholars of his era, the collection argues that Superman is not merely a comic book character but a defining artifact of 20th-century American mythology. Bridwell's curatorial eye illuminates the evolution of the Man of Steel's character, his moral code, and the shifting cultural anxieties each decade projected onto him. For collectors, historians, and devoted fans alike, this volume remains an essential and irreplaceable record of superhero storytelling at its most foundational — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of the American century was shaped by a boy from Krypton.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210237321435,"sku":"2026200012992-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/458c1a8d-e1ab-47b7-80c5-d65d54342b2e.png?v=1788267816","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012992-secondhand-superman-from-the-thirties-to-the-seventies","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}